what are your tricks of the trade

[robbalaar86]

Hi guys

Just a bored sparks with very little on this evening.

Might be a boring or repeated thread if so I apologise in advance.

If anyone was to ask you what is your best trick of the trade what would it be?

Simple, complicated, down right odd, anything that gets you out of a hole or just a general trick to speed things up.

(I know I am going to get some sarcastic responses here haha)

Thoughts?

 

[Silly Sausage]

You did ask...

Going on an internet forum to find out the answer to a problem.
Why waste 30 seconds of brain usage which would reveal the answer.

 

[robbalaar86]

Haha I hear ya.

Although I've been guilty of it myself sometimes asking silly questions.

 

[i=p/u]

Phone or email your materials through instead of working it out in your head at counter and holding everyone back at 8am to 9am

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

A great trick is get an electrician in of it looks like a gruler of a job "get a man in"

 

[Tiny Spark]

Well ile start off a serious one heh.

I use my thumb nail to mark the length and stripping distance of wires when doing a plugtop.
This makes sure that the lengths of the conductors and the strips are perfect with no faffing about and a nice easy fit.

 

[telectrix]

if you can't get someone else to do it. last resort is do it yersell.

 

[RyanCheetham]

If i have two cables entering a JB in the same position i tape them together with the conductors in line, so blue on top of blue, it makes it easier to do a tidy job

 

[telectrix]

If i have two cables entering a JB in the same position i tape them together with the conductors in line, so blue on top of blue, it makes it easier to do a tidy job

as long as you don't twist the cpc s together and shove both in 1 sleeving, AARRRRGGHHH.

 

[7029 dave]

Could never get on with micc stripping tool (should think there a lot better now) I used my side cutters with ringing tool.